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Beck's Last Summer
Published by Diogenes as Becks letzter Sommer
Original Title: Becks letzter Sommer

Beck is not a man to be envied. His music career came to nothing, his safe job as a teacher bores him to tears, and his love life is a disaster. And then he discovers an incredible musical talent: his student Rauli Kantas from Lithuania. Now the mysterious boy’s manager, he sees a second chance – but he has no idea what he’s letting himself in for...

A tragicomic novel about missed opportunities and dreams grown old, about love, Bob Dylan and a road trip to Istanbul. A magical summer where everything appears possible again.

Contemporary Literature
464 pages
2008

978-3-257-06676-0
Benedict
Wells

Benedict Wells, born in Munich in 1984, moved to Berlin after completing school and focused on his writing, earning a living with various jobs. His fourth novel, The End of Loneliness, spent more than a year and a half on the Spiegel Bestseller list, was awarded the 2016 ›European Union Prize for Literature‹, among other awards, and has been published in 39 languages. His latest novel Hard Land was awarded the independent young adult jury’s ›German Youth Literature Award‹ in 2022. After several years in Barcelona, Benedict Wells now lives in Zurich.

Benedict Wells

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Lilo Solcher
Augsburger Allgemeine
»An amazing story about the appetite of failing and the burden of brilliancy, about overwhelming feelings and fussy everyday-problems. Funny and surprisingly wise.«
Volker Hage
Der Spiegel, Hamburg

»Amazing how Benedict Wells twists suspense and surprises into his story.«

Florian Illies
Die Zeit, Hamburg
»The most interesting debut of the year.«
Florian Illies
Die Zeit, Hamburg
»This is an author who really understands his trade. Benedict Wells adopts a new, effortless tone in his debut.«
Thomas Schmitz-Albohn
Gießener Anzeiger
»This one's telling with heart and passion. His name is worth remembering.«
Regula Freuler
Neue Zürcher Zeitung
»An astounding debut. Wells tries a lot in his first book and the reader follows him with pleasure.«
Stefan Rammer
Passauer Neue Presse

»Unbelievable how such a young author understands to fill his words with wisdom.«

Igor Eberhard
Slam, Vienna

»The wonderful lightness of the story and the wit as well as the sad humour of the situations are touching.«

Peter Henning
Spiegel Online, Hamburg

»Benedict Wells wrote a highly entertaining piece of literature that reads like a mixture between Sven Regener and Leon de Winter.«

Carsten Schrader
U_mag, Hamburg
»One of the best novels this fall.«